The Definitive Book on the Sierra Leone Civil War

The Definitive Book on the Sierra Leone Civil War

Monthly Archives: October 2014

Sierra Leone Maps: Sierra Leone: Inside the War includes nine maps that show areas of fighting and movements of fighters. Most of the towns and villages mentioned in the text are included on the maps. Click on the map to enlarge and save (right click, “save image as”). Map 1: West Africa Map 2: Sierra […]

This map shows the three countries involved in the conflict and their capitals – Sierra Leone (Freetown), Liberia (Monrovia) and Guinea (Conakry). The arrows show the route of the first attacks into Sierra Leone from Liberia in 1991. The arrows to the north are the first attacks on Kailahun District, and those to the south […]

This photo was taken in Kailahun District near the town of Buedu where the RUF rebels had their headquarters. Kailahun District is located in the far east of the country bordering both Liberia and Guinea and was the site of the first RUF rebel attacks from Liberia in 1991. The rebels controlled the upper […]